Persistent identifiers (PIDs) are tools that are used to uniquely identify people, organisations, and other objects (e.g., books, articles, datasets) in a scholarly communication system. This website provides information about persistent identifiers and the types of support for them at the national level.

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Statistics from the ORCID National Center – now available online

June 9, 2025

We have launched a new Statistics section, where you can find up-to-date information on the number of member institutions of…

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Call for Nominations to the ORCID Board of Directors and ORCID Researcher Advisory Council

June 4, 2025

ORCID has opened its annual call for nominations to the ORCID Board of Directors. All ORCID member organizations are eligible…

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New DataCite object types: Presentation and Poster (Open for feedback until June 20)

May 6, 2025

Based on the community feedback, the DOI registration agency DataCite is preparing to expand its metadata schema, specifically the resourceTypeGeneral…

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DataCite Annual Report and Member Survey 2024

May 6, 2025

DataCite Annual Report 2024 The DOI registration agency DataCite has published its Annual Report for 2024, which looks back, among…

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